Mystery of the Lone Daffodil

On an early spring nature walk, I spotted a lone daffodil at at edge of the woods near the creek.

See it?

I don't remember planting a bulb in such a faraway out of sight location.  But I must have... how else would it get there?  Do animals bury bulbs?

Daffodils are minglers so it is odd to see a loner.  Sure cheers up this desolate patch ground though. But I really need to get it some neighbors so it doesn't have to work so hard.

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A Yellow Harbinger of the Season

Yes, I know we are already deep into autumn but I wanted to share photos of my little mountain ash tree.  

This tree is always the first to change colors and I've been tracking it's progress since early October.  Most native trees in Eastern Oklahoma change in November so this little guy is our very own harbinger of autumn.

Over several weeks, one small patch of yellow spread to reveal this...

 Glorious spectacle!

Such a vibrant yellow!

Now it is November and my little mountain ash's show is but a lovely memory. I didn't post a photo of the poor naked thing because while I love autumn-- I also dread winter. And it's bare limbs are surely a grave portent of the bad to come...

Snow, ice, windchills, power outages and overall dreariness, ugh. 

But instead of moaning and groaning, I will enjoy the show all the other trees are putting on right now and dream of snow angels, snuggly sweaters, furry boots, cozy blankets, good reads, hot tea, cocoa, homemade soups, baking and...

Yeah, looking on the bright side is always better, isn't it.

What wonderful things are you looking forward to this winter?  Please share, I need more goodies to imagine to keep the winter dreads away.   

Linking to: 

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Mosaic Monday 

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A Curious Critter Watering Hole

Even during a hideous heat wave and drought,  there is always one spot by our house that stays lush and green.

Can you guess where?

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 By the central AC unit!

There is a narrow pvc pipe sticking out that drips.

One day this summer, I saw a most curious sight... a sight that I've never seen in twenty five years of living here.

A critter had created a little hollow to collect the dripping water!!

When I looked a day or two later...

A trough had been added.  Isn't that cool?! And what a clever critter! 

So which critter is responsible for this creation?

Any ideas?

I never spotted any tracks.  Our current dumped doggie isn't broke out with smarts so that leaves one of these resident wild critters:

Perry Possum?

Arnie Armadillo?

Rocky Raccoon?

Skippy Skunk? 

Gary Gopher?

Daryl Deer?

Terry Turtle?

Tommy Toad? 

Hmm...

Did Barry Beaver trek all the way from the woods to create a charming little watering hole?

I've got it!!

Barry Beaver is the construction boss and the others are the construction crew.

 Yep, sounds plausible to me.

What do you think?

By the way, I'm reading Wind In The Willows for the first time... Could you tell?  The book is darling. (especially for a Brit-tv and Brit-book loving anglophile like me) Have you ever read it? Can't believe I waited so long to read it! And it is all thanks to Risa of Bread Crumb Reads!  Thanks, Risa!   

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Dreaming of Rainy Days...

Is it stinking hot and dry as a bone in your neck of the woods? 

Oklahoma is parched and under a burn ban with temps of 111 degrees expected this week. Stifling to say the least. 

Our particular region is known as Green Country. Ha!  The grass is so brown it might as well be winter. And some grass is crisp-- it actually crunches underfoot.

I long for cool rainy days and puddles, don't you.



My shadow reflecting in a huge puddle...

By the way, these photos are from last April.  

Ah, glorious April showers... 

Please visit these photo meme linky parties to see fascinating photos from around the world:

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Yellow Wildflower

I love these yellow wildflowers.  And so does Mr. Buggy... but poor thing, he is all by his lonesome.

Ah, now it's a party!

Do you know the name of this flower? I checked the US Wildflower website for Oklahoma but couldn't find a match. 

Click here to see more macros at Lisa's Chaos.

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Spring Green

Spring is greening up nicely. All the trees are leafed out and we even had to mow!

This is a Mountain Ash that I planted years ago-- such a slowpoke grower. Maybe it would rather live on a mountain... I know I would!  Ozarks, maybe...

 This catalpa is a lazy grower too. And it has had nary a worm...

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Lake Eufaula

This was taken Memorial Day weekend at Porum Landing (Corp of Engineers Park) on Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma.

OOOO-klahoma, where the wind comes whistling down the plain...

Because of the musical Oklahoma, many people think the state only has flat plains. But Eastern Oklahoma is green, hilly, woodsy, rocky and full of lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. Northeastern Oklahoma is where the foothills of the Ozarks begin and Southeastern Oklahoma has the Ouachita Mountain Range. I live smackdab in the middle of the two in a region known as Green Country. Just lovely, and there are no tumbleweeds...

To see more wonderfully wet photos, please visit Watery Wednesday.

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